’Hard as Nails’: Jack Conway and the Early Days of Football
Pennings, Mark (2003) ’Hard as Nails’: Jack Conway and the Early Days of Football. In Holt, Stephanie & Hutchinson, Garrie (Eds.) Footy’s Greatest Players. Coulomb Communications, Melbourne, Victoria, pp. 3-9.
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Abstract
The article draws attention to Conway's success as a player and his important role in the development of the Carlton Football Club. It discusses the football career of Jack Conway. Conway was a Melbourne Grammar school boy who went on to play football for Melbourne, South Yarra, Albert Park and Carlton. Conway played football during the period 1858-1871. He captained Carlton and was a major figure in the development of its culture and ambitions. Conway was also an on field adversary of Melbourne captain H.C.A. Harrison and these two enjoyed many hard fought contests.
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| ID Code: | 7344 |
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| Item Type: | Book Chapter |
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| Keywords: | Jack Conway, Australian Football, Carlton Football Club, Football in the nineteenth century |
| ISBN: | 0958073732 |
| Subjects: | Australian and New Zealand Standard Research Classification > HISTORY AND ARCHAEOLOGY (210000) > HISTORICAL STUDIES (210300) > Australian History (excl. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander History) (210303) |
| Divisions: | Current > QUT Faculties and Divisions > Creative Industries Faculty |
| Deposited On: | 01 May 2007 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Jun 2010 22:40 |
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